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Bloc Party — Like Eating Glass
Album: Silent Alarm
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Total ratings: 212









Released: 2005
Length: 4:19
Plays (last 30 days): 0
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escapist wrote:
Great song... great album. The whole CD has a good energy without getting repetitive or cheesy. If you like this song, I'd *strongly* recommend you get this album (one of my new favorties, thanks to RP!)
Wow. You must be listening to a different file, somehow. . . .
Posted 18 years ago by Xeric    [ Reply ]
Great song... great album. The whole CD has a good energy without getting repetitive or cheesy. If you like this song, I'd *strongly* recommend you get this album (one of my new favorties, thanks to RP!)
Posted 18 years ago by escapist    [ Reply ]
It's exactly like eating glass; and that is the only thing good about this noise.
Posted 18 years ago by Govi    [ Reply ]
slartibart_O wrote:
hmmm. mine went from a 6 to a 2. just too damn noisy for this afternoon.
Gosh this is noisy. And, yes, get off my lawn.
Fetch me my dentures and turn off that racket ... gosh dern kids and their rockidy roll music.
Posted 18 years ago by gradys_kitchen    [ Reply ]
gntlemanartist wrote:
Wow, I just upgraded my rating from a "2" to an "8." Don't think I've ever done that before. EDIT: One of my friends swears that the line is "Like drinking body shots, like eating glass." I tried to convince him otehrwise but he still thinks that's what they say.
hmmm. mine went from a 6 to a 2. just too damn noisy for this afternoon.
Posted 18 years ago by slartibart_O    [ Reply ]
Wow, this is pretty hot stuff! Very energetic sound. Unfamiliar with this band, but I'll have to check out some other cuts.
Posted 18 years ago by BigDaddy_PA    [ Reply ]
Gosh this is noisy. And, yes, get off my lawn.
Posted 18 years ago by Geecheeboy    [ Reply ]
anyone else almost hear robert smith behind this?
Posted 18 years ago by bostonbeerguy    [ Reply ]
Wow, I just upgraded my rating from a "2" to an "8." Don't think I've ever done that before. EDIT: One of my friends swears that the line is "Like drinking body shots, like eating glass." I tried to convince him otehrwise but he still thinks that's what they say.
Posted 18 years ago by gntlemanartist    [ Reply ]
I have my first live Bloc Party experience this Saturday. I can hardly sit still!!
Posted 18 years ago by mikedill    [ Reply ]
Pleasant as eating glass. With no salt. 1.
Posted 18 years ago by Xeric    [ Reply ]
borderlessworld wrote:
there used to be a time when I would have considered this noisy garbage ... but now this song just feels right for the moment ... and that moment endures since almost a year.
I know what you mean. Same thing here. But RP helps make you feel a littlebit better with their beautiful music.
Posted 18 years ago by boelo    [ Reply ]
Edgy like eating glass=9!
Posted 18 years ago by fuh2    [ Reply ]
Bloc Party had to grow on me, but they grew in a big way.
Posted 18 years ago by topherg87    [ Reply ]
MCKY wrote:
It makes Me feel like I'm passing glass. My kids love this band, but i just don't get it. Nice cover art tho.
Old fart comment #1003: Instead of this latter-day fakery, can we replace Bloc Party with the genuine article like Gang of Four?
Posted 18 years ago by redeyespy    [ Reply ]
rixtar99 wrote:
Yes, is does make me feel like I'm eating glass.
It makes Me feel like I'm passing glass. My kids love this band, but i just don't get it. Nice cover art tho.
Posted 18 years ago by MCKY    [ Reply ]
there used to be a time when I would have considered this noisy garbage ... but now this song just feels right for the moment ... and that moment endures since almost a year.
Posted 18 years ago by borderlessworld    [ Reply ]
Yes, is does make me feel like I'm eating glass.
Posted 18 years ago by rixtar99    [ Reply ]
I love RP. RP is my buddy. Nice rocking tune. Bill & Rebecca definitely listen to The Blue Room on the BBC.
Posted 18 years ago by resonator    [ Reply ]
It feels nostalgic already.
Posted 18 years ago by redeyespy    [ Reply ]
Loved them in Austin...they really blew a lot of people away who weren't expecting this. Great drums on the track, though the overall development's a bit lacking. Still pretty good.
Posted 18 years ago by Roverfish    [ Reply ]
Too many generic comments using the word generic to describe any recent musical offerings. This lot will survive the cull.
Posted 19 years ago by trout_fisher    [ Reply ]
This has an edginess to it-like eating glass. Outstanding.
Posted 19 years ago by fuh2    [ Reply ]
Not my favorite song on this album ("This Modern Love"), but just listen to that texture.
Posted 19 years ago by nshifley    [ Reply ]
Song is growing on me....early Police?
Posted 19 years ago by madhoop    [ Reply ]
I love Bloc Party! A friend gave me the album a month or two ago and it didn't strike me at first, but after listening to it more, I really like it, it's got great energy!
Posted 19 years ago by octopoxho    [ Reply ]
TeoUCSB82 wrote:
Banquet got shot down when I uploaded it...lame lame lame... Maybe someone else wants to resubmit? Shame we can't hear the rest of this album. I'd suggest tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 or 14...Just my thoughts
heheheeee you should hear the new single AWsome!!!!
Posted 19 years ago by mcoderre    [ Reply ]
oooo you should hear the new single Two more years!!!
Posted 19 years ago by mcoderre    [ Reply ]
Ah yes. Bloc Party, The Killers, Arcade Fire, and Kaiser Chiefs. The "it" bands of the moment. Of course, in today's music industry "it" bands have a supremely high turnover rate. Remember when The Darkness was hailed as "the next big thing"?
Posted 19 years ago by lizardman_tcs    [ Reply ]
serendipity_blue wrote:
Can we have more Bloc Party uploaded? The 3 currently played are all fantastic, but so is the rest of the album. How about Banquet and Positive Tension?
Banquet got shot down when I uploaded it...lame lame lame... Maybe someone else wants to resubmit? Shame we can't hear the rest of this album. I'd suggest tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 or 14...Just my thoughts
Posted 19 years ago by TeoUCSB82    [ Reply ]
qbee wrote:
here's one: great energy.
I agree! I just purchased the album last week and this song really pumped me up driving down the freeway last Friday night ... that is until traffic came to a halt around a couple lanes of closed traffic, 100 flares, about a dozen cop cars and one mysterious, stalled semi (& maybe some broken glass). I don't know what that was about, but I dig this album!
Posted 19 years ago by cmrump    [ Reply ]
Can we have more Bloc Party uploaded? The 3 currently played are all fantastic, but so is the rest of the album. How about Banquet and Positive Tension?
Posted 19 years ago by serendipity_blue    [ Reply ]
For some reason I see Pee Wee Herman enjoying this
Posted 19 years ago by rascal420    [ Reply ]
mcoderre wrote:
if you listen carfuly to the whole album you would change your mind!!! does NOT sound a bit like The Killers!!!!!! and The Album is AWSOME. every single song has something different. They Kick Ass!!
More recently, I heard a second Bloc party song that was different than this and better. I'll stay open to them until I hear a few more songs, maybe this one is not the best first-listen for this band.
Posted 19 years ago by RongoTBurg    [ Reply ]
f-f-f-f-f-f-f-fren-fren-FRENETIC!
Posted 19 years ago by DisplacedNorthrnr    [ Reply ]
mcoderre wrote:
if you listen carfuly to the whole album you would change your mind!!! does NOT sound a bit like The Killers!!!!!! and The Album is AWSOME. every single song has something different. They Kick Ass!!
More exclamation points please!!!!!
Posted 19 years ago by GreenJello    [ Reply ]
Nice follow to Sonic Youth. I must look into these guys more!
Posted 19 years ago by johkir    [ Reply ]
god, that was great....who the, what the?? i b checking them out
Posted 19 years ago by stratrjb    [ Reply ]
And I add: it's an aquired taste, like all great bands are. Musique pour connaisseurs!
Posted 19 years ago by mcoderre    [ Reply ]
RongoTBurg wrote:
Great example for future historians of what generic disposable popular music was like in 2005. When it first came on, I assumed it was by The Killers .... same difference, except Bloc Party probably has $1M less in their bank account.
if you listen carfuly to the whole album you would change your mind!!! does NOT sound a bit like The Killers!!!!!! and The Album is AWSOME. every single song has something different. They Kick Ass!!
Posted 19 years ago by mcoderre    [ Reply ]
It may not be a great song but it is fun to hear what RP thinks are its forefathers in terms of influences. ...and now i totally hear the U2 guitar in the Bloc Party tune. I may not always like the cousine but it's always interesting to meet other parts of the family, right?
Posted 19 years ago by mcklein18    [ Reply ]
Deliciously dissonant
Posted 19 years ago by fuh2    [ Reply ]
Great example for future historians of what generic disposable popular music was like in 2005. When it first came on, I assumed it was by The Killers .... same difference, except Bloc Party probably has $1M less in their bank account.
Posted 19 years ago by RongoTBurg    [ Reply ]
Just saw them perform last night at the Commodore Ballroom here in Vancouver. Great show, lots of energy. They opened with this song, too.
Posted 19 years ago by gillicious    [ Reply ]
What a total and complete disaster.
Posted 19 years ago by shevek    [ Reply ]
I like that , punch in it
Posted 19 years ago by bernard    [ Reply ]
Tux wrote:
I don't see a good reason for this tune to be played.
I do, it kicks ass.
Posted 19 years ago by DMay    [ Reply ]
Bloc Party Kicks ass!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted 19 years ago by mcoderre    [ Reply ]
Platypus wrote:
huge Sonic Youth fan here... and i hear no SY whatsoever in this music.
However, Bill did segue SY's "New Hampshire" into this.........
Posted 19 years ago by redeyespy    [ Reply ]
Good fire in it, but I suspect that it will be another disposable track/artist. Hope time proves me wrong.
Posted 19 years ago by redeyespy    [ Reply ]
The more I hear these blokes the better I like them.
Posted 19 years ago by fuh2    [ Reply ]
saturnine wrote:
I'd like to know how the drummer feels after playing a gig. Awesome.
Dunno, but I'll have a pint of whatever he's drinking!
Posted 19 years ago by Ngoziman    [ Reply ]
huge Sonic Youth fan here... and i hear no SY whatsoever in this music. this song still kicks ass anyway.
Posted 19 years ago by Platypus    [ Reply ]
pedro wrote:
The Fall meets early U2
This is the second time I caught just the end of this. I thought both times that it sounded like Sonic Youth.
Posted 19 years ago by meatbee    [ Reply ]
mezzanine wrote:
Listening to them is like eating glass.
Too easy <-X But I'm with ya.
Posted 19 years ago by thekid    [ Reply ]
I'd like to know how the drummer feels after playing a gig. Awesome.
Posted 19 years ago by saturnine    [ Reply ]
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Posted 19 years ago by mezzanine    [ Reply ]
Listening to them is like eating glass.
Posted 19 years ago by mezzanine    [ Reply ]
Yowsers. More.
Posted 19 years ago by Old_Pool_Skunk    [ Reply ]
w00t, I say. That was fun!
Posted 19 years ago by ptooey    [ Reply ]
i just picked up the album the other day. hands down it is probably the best or top 5 2005 release. great album. i was even thinking of swinging down to chicago to check them out live. it is just awesome. more, more, more!!!!
Posted 19 years ago by darthblav    [ Reply ]
The Fall meets early U2
Posted 19 years ago by pedro    [ Reply ]
Tux wrote:
I don't see a good reason for this tune to be played.
here's one: great energy. just what i needed to get me up and working! Thanks Bill!
Posted 19 years ago by qbee    [ Reply ]
I don't see a good reason for this tune to be played.
Posted 19 years ago by Tux    [ Reply ]
Back to the garage, but with possibility...
Posted 19 years ago by diane    [ Reply ]
:-k Not going to be released for another 3 weeks. Hmm. According to some, RP doesn't play any new stuff. 8.
Posted 19 years ago by ScottFromWyoming    [ Reply ]